KUALA LUMPUR, 15 June 2009: The hazy conditions in the country have improved, resulting in better visibility, as 39 locations registered good Air Pollutant Index (API) readings while 11 others recorded moderate readings as of 11am today. According to the Department of Environment (DOE) website, the API reading for Port Klang had also improved from […]
Haze
It looks hazy but there’s no haze: DOE
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 June 2009: It just looks hazy, but there’s no haze in Malaysia at the moment. So said the director-general of the Department of Environment (DOE), Datuk Rosnani Ibarahim. “Since it is the dry season now, the air becomes dry and hazy but it doesn’t mean that haze is coming back,” she told […]
Haze descends on Penang
PENANG, 11 Feb 2009: Haze has descended on Penang, limiting visibility in three areas to between four to seven kilometres. A Meterological Department spokesperson here attributed the haze to open burning in Sumatera, Indonesia. He said as of 11am today, the Air Pollutant Index (API) at Seberang Jaya stood at 72 with visibility of four […]
